Untitled Quest [Watamote/Multicross]

[Addemup]

May 3, 2011

Today marks the beginning of Golden Week.

For most people in Japan, Golden Week means crowds, holidays, and celebration. For you, however, Golden Week means –

[] A three-day break from high school. Sure, you still have to study for the inevitable exams your teachers will give you upon returning on Friday, but at least you won't have to talk to anyone else – with the notable exception of your annoying otouto-san... (Original Timeline)

[] A three-day break from high school. Komi-chan said she wanted to start a study group over at her house, but given that she invited her boyfriend - who also happens to be your otouto-san – you think it would be kind of awkward for you to be there. But even then, you still haven't been doing too well with your grades... (Shy Timeline)

[] Time to hang out with your friends. It would be quite a shame for you not to meet up with each of them at some point, though Yuu-chan did say she was going to Hokkaido with her family this year. Of course, you still have plenty of other friends to tease... (Smug Timeline)

[] Time to hang out with your friends. The only problem is that there's so many of them, and you can't hang out with them all at once! Yuu-chan will definitely be one of them – you couldn't imagine spending Golden Week without her – and Komi-chan, and Ucchi-chan, and... (Angel Timeline)

But fate (if such a thing even exists) has other plans. For today will be the day that you, Kuroki Tomoko, discover a device capable of traveling to other timelines, where history proceeded differently. It will be a monumental discovery, but one that you will have to keep under wraps, no matter what kind of person you are...

Spoiler: Music

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An interesting quest idea I thought of just yesterday. Since the quest itself is rooted within established settings, hopefully I'll be able to get somewhere with it as opposed to my original quests.

Another thread for this quest can be found on SpaceBattles.

 

[Addemup]

Looks interesting but what is Watamote?
Only came here because of the multicross tag.

Click to shrink...

I don't know what series this is, but why nut?

Click to shrink...

Paraphrased from TVTropes:

Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! is a slice-of-life cringe comedy manga about Kuroki Tomoko, an unattractive (at least as far as anime characters go), lonely, creepy fifteen-year-old Otaku schoolgirl with severe self-esteem issues - so severe that she avoids all contact with her classmates. Initially expecting her life to become cool upon entering her first year of high school, she is stunned when (surprise surprise!) absolutely nothing changes. This forces her to take a hard look at herself for the first time, and resolve to become more sociable and popular.

...of course, all of the above information about Tomoko could be thrown out the window, depending on which timeline wins out. She could be any of the following:

• Exactly the same as she was described in the first paragraph.
• A discount Izumi Konata
• A shy, naive chuunibyou
• The popular girl that the Tomoko from the original timeline wishes she was

Don't worry too much about which timeline wins - it'll still be possible for you to meet up with the other three Tomokos later on.

More information will be added to this post as time goes on.

 

[Addemup]

Here is the final vote tally, across both threads:

Loner (Original) Timeline: 7
Shy Timeline: 3
Angel Timeline: 1

Total Votes: 11

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When you first found the device deep in your bedroom closet late in the afternoon, you thought it looked somewhat like a cross between a hair dryer and a TV remote. You can only guess as to what its function could be, but you did manage to recognize that it needed to be plugged in.

Lost in your otome games, you would have completely forgotten the device's existence if not for the loud, irritating beep it made upon becoming fully charged. It was your luck that despite angrily getting up from your computer and yanking the plug out of the wall socket, the damn thing continued to beep as if nothing had changed. Either your brother or your mother was going to hear the noise and rush to your room, and there was no way in hell you were going to let either of them see what you were doing!

In a desperate attempt to avoid their attention, you began frantically pressing the various buttons on the device in order to make the beeping stop. Once again, it was your luck that somehow, you pressed a button or some combination of buttons which made some sort of huge, pitch black portal open up on the wall in front of you with an almost deafening woosh.

Well, at least the beeping stopped.

Without even thinking, you run through the mysterious gateway, only to be instantly caught up in a whirlwind of noise and color. To you, it was as if reality itself had broken apart, revealing nothing but pure chaos.

As the screeching continued to pierce your eardrums, you begin getting a case of heavy nausea and vertigo. Eventually, the nausea became so intense that you started throwing up on the floor.

Wait... floor?

Indeed, it appears your bedroom has returned, although you don't come to fully appreciate this fact until you finish puking up the entirety of your dinner.

Looking up from the vomit-covered carpet, you look around to see that your room has changed. The posters are all different, some of the furniture has been moved or is just plain missing, and even the wall has been painted a shade of light blue.

But that isn't your main concern at the moment. Rather, the majority of your attention happens to be directed towards someone sitting in front of your computer – someone who looks a lot like you.

"Hey," she says in a concerned, yet calm voice. "You okay?"

Still reeling from the disorientation and the ringing in your ears persisting, you decide to –

[] Make a run for it and hide for as long as you can. (70% chance of success)

[] Attempt to communicate with your lookalike. (30% chance of success)

[] Write-in? (Variable chance of success)

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And here's the second update.

I am aware of the lack of options and that the pacing is pretty bad, but since I plan on putting out daily updates, I don't think there's going to be that much time for me to look over what I've done and improve on it.